30 Jun 2015

Don’t miss deadline

Many families in Barrhead and the surrounding areas are struggling financially in these difficult times with many cruel and often unfair cuts to their benefits. The latest threatened benefit cuts are going to make things even harder for these families. I also know how lots of people rely on tax credits just to help them survive as they face such hardship. I understand there are more than 4,000 residents in East Renfrewshire as well as an astonishing 13,000 in Renfrewshire who should be going online now to claim and make sure they don’t miss out on that vital cash lifeline. Claims have to be renewed by 31st July. Help and information on tax credit renewals is available on www.gov.uk.

Hugh Henry MSP

About Hugh

Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician first elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament in1999 when he represented Paisley South. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community in 2001and moved to Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He became Deputy Minister for Justice after the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Minister for Education in 2006. Hugh collected the Scottish Politician of the Year award in 2010 and won the newly created Renfrewshire South seat in 2011. He was raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire and educated at St Mirin's Academy, Paisley, at the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College in Glasgow. He has worked as an accountant, a teacher and as a welfare rights officer. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including four years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. He is married with two daughters and a son.